Nicolas Roche: 'The move wasn't planned, I was just improvising and seeing how it went'

BMC Racing rider closes in on second overall

Nicolas Roche on stage five of the Vuelta a España

(Image credit: Yuzuru Sunada)

Nicolas Roche (BMC Racing) says that gut-feeling paved the way to the biggest Vuelta a España gain of the day in stage 10 to Alhama de Murcia.

Eyes were on Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida) and Chris Froome (Team Sky) at the stage finish but it was the Irishman who jumped clear to gain 29 seconds and move to within a fraction of a second to second place overall Esteban Chaves (Orica-Scott).

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